RFC 3168
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RFC 3168 is an IETF standard that specifies the addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP and TCP to enable end-to-end congestion signaling without relying solely on packet loss.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF Request for Comments
ⓘ
Internet Standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RFC 3168 self-link ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
IPv4
ⓘ
IPv6 ⓘ multicast traffic ⓘ unicast traffic ⓘ |
| area | Transport Area ⓘ |
| author |
D. Black
ⓘ
K. Ramakrishnan ⓘ S. Floyd ⓘ |
| BCPFor | deployment and use of ECN in IP networks ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| defines |
The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP
ⓘ
surface form:
Explicit Congestion Notification
host behavior for reacting to ECN marks ⓘ negotiation of ECN capability during TCP connection setup ⓘ router behavior for setting ECN codepoints ⓘ |
| definesAbbreviation |
CWR
ⓘ
ECE ⓘ ECN ⓘ |
| definesField |
Congestion Window Reduced flag in the TCP header
ⓘ
ECN bits in the IP header ⓘ ECN field in the IP header ⓘ ECN-Echo flag in the TCP header ⓘ |
| definesMechanism |
end-to-end congestion notification without relying solely on packet loss
ⓘ
marking of packets instead of dropping to signal congestion ⓘ |
| extendsProtocol |
IP
ⓘ
Internet Protocol ⓘ Transmission Control Protocol ⓘ
surface form:
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol ⓘ |
| goal |
improve congestion control in the Internet
ⓘ
maintain end-to-end semantics of congestion control ⓘ reduce packet loss due to congestion ⓘ |
| month | September ⓘ |
| obsoletes | RFC 2481 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | September 2001 ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Active Queue Management
ⓘ
RED ⓘ Random Early Detection ⓘ |
| RFCNumber | 3168 ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| stream | IETF Stream ⓘ |
| title | The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP ⓘ |
| updates |
RFC 1122
ⓘ
RFC 2003 ⓘ RFC 2018 ⓘ RFC 2401 ⓘ RFC 2474 ⓘ RFC 793 ⓘ |
| year | 2001 ⓘ |
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